Yishala Village

Yishala Village

Yishala village is located in the southeast of Pingdi Town, Renhe District, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, 8 kilometers away from the town government. It is adjacent to bailagu village in the west, Pingdi village in the south, Dalongtan Township in the north, Jinsha River in the East, and Lushui township of Huili County, Liangshan Prefecture. National Highway 108 and chengkuntie road run through the whole village with convenient transportation. Historically, the village is a post station of Lazha ancient ferry on the ancient South Silk Road. Due to the long-term multi-ethnic exchanges and integration, it has formed a unique and well-known lipo folk culture, architectural culture and classical music.

General situation of the village

Yishala village, Pingdi Town, Renhe District, Panzhihua City is the largest minority village in Sichuan Province, covering an area of 34 square kilometers. It governs seven agricultural villager groups, with a population of 518 households and 2245 people. The Yi population accounts for 96% of the total population, belonging to the lipo branch of the Yi nationality. Historically, the village is a post station of Lazha ancient ferry on the ancient South Silk Road. Due to the long-term multi-ethnic exchanges and integration, it has formed a unique and well-known lipo folk culture, architectural culture and classical music. On September 16, 2005, yishala village was appraised as the second batch of famous historical and cultural villages in China by the Ministry of construction and the State Administration of cultural relics. Yishala is the pronunciation of Yi language. Yishala, translated into Chinese, is water; sand is sprinkling or leaking; La is going down; connected together, it means "the place where water leaks down".

Yishala village was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years. It is "the first natural village of Yi nationality in China" with highly integrated life customs of Han and Yi nationality.

Although the villages are all Yi people, there are Han people with different surnames. Yishala village is located at the junction of Western Sichuan and Western Yunnan. It has many buildings with the characteristics of Jiangnan Water Town. The house type is generally small quadrangle courtyard, which belongs to civil structure. The roof is made of plate, tube and tile. The details are decorated with plate and wall, carved with wood, and the workmanship is fine. For more than 600 years, it has been yearning for and pursuing the Central Plains culture in this remote Yi mountain village.

Location traffic

Yishala village is located in Pingdi Town, Renhe District, Panzhihua City. Panzhihua City is located at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan in Southwest Sichuan Province, at the intersection of Jinsha River and Yalong River. It is the only city named after flower in China. Its East and north sides are bordered by Huili, Dechang and Yanyuan counties of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, and its west and south sides are bordered by Ninglang and Huaping counties of Lijiang City in Yunnan Province and Yongren County of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Panzhihua City is the economic development center of the surrounding areas (including Ninglang, Yongsheng, Huaping, Yongren, Yuanmou, Liangshan, Yanyuan, Dechang, Huili, etc.). Panzhihua is a regional tourism hub connecting southwest Sichuan and Northwest Yunnan, and its tourism location is superior. Panzhihua airport was opened to traffic in December 2003. Panzhihua Xichang expressway was completed and opened to traffic in October 2008. Panzhihua is the closest point of Sichuan Province to South China, Southeast Asia coast and coastal ports. It is also the transportation hub of the adjacent areas of Sichuan and Yunnan, and the transportation location is also superior. Yishala village, Pingdi Town, is located in the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan in Panzhihua City. It is the "South Gate" of Panzhihua City and has better geographical location and transportation advantages. Yishala is 60km away from the downtown area of Panzhihua, 10km away from Fangshan scenic spot of Yongren County, Yunnan Province, 840km away from Chengdu City and 283km away from Kunming city. The 108 National Highway passes through the village. The Panzhihua Kunming expressway was opened to traffic at the end of 2008, with an exit in Pingdi town. The transportation is convenient.

natural environment

Panzhihua City is located across Hengduan Mountain system, adjacent to Daliang Mountain in the East, Daxueshan mountain in the north and Jinshajiang River in the south. The main structure of the region is a series of deep faults, fold belts and faults in the north-south direction. In terms of topography, Panzhihua belongs to eroded and denuded hills and valleys. It is characterized by high mountains, deep valleys and staggered distribution of basins. Due to its geographical location and complex terrain conditions, it has formed a "three-dimensional climate" based on the south subtropics. It has the characteristics of long summer, large diurnal temperature variation, indistinct four seasons, dry climate, concentrated rainfall, more sunshine and significant vertical climate difference. The annual sunshine time is as long as 2300-2700 hours, so Panzhihua City has the reputation of "Sun City". There are more than 90 large and small rivers with Jinsha River and Yalong River as the main trunk, which are rich in water resources.

Due to the influence of the heat flow in the dry hot valley of Jinsha River, Pingdi Town, where yishala is located, has formed a climate of "no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, dry and cool in winter and spring, rainy in summer and autumn, and distinct dryness and wetness". The annual average temperature is 16 ℃, and it is rich in high-quality fruits.

Local Customs

It is understood that the Pingdi town government will make every effort to build ecological rural tourism in combination with the agricultural industry.

Yishala village will be integrated, ten family farmhouses will be built, Sichuan Yunnan ethnic Street will be built, and lipo Yi first town will be built. It is expected that these tourism projects will be developed to welcome guests from all over the world.

The architectural culture of yishala village has a unique style, with antique dwellings and simple customs. It is a key development project of Pingdi town.

The village has a unique culture of talking about ancient music, singing and dancing, diet, and ethnic costumes that are quite different from those of the Yi people in Liangshan.

cultural antecedents

The lipo Yi people in yishala village are a peculiar ethnic group, and yishala has a profound historical and cultural heritage.

Lippo's "Li" refers to women, and "Po" refers to men. Lippo means that women are industrious and intelligent, and men are strong and brave.

In the village, the streets, alleys, gatehouses and mule horse inns are mostly built in the style left by the ancestors of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty. Each family has its own courtyard, one front and two back rooms, exquisite tiles, skillful eaves and carved wooden windows All of them reveal the beauty and significance of Jiangnan Water Town.

tourist resources

Yishala ethnic cultural tourism area is located in yishala lipo Yi village, Pingdi Town, Renhe District, Panzhihua City.

Yishala village is adjacent to Jinsha River in the East and faces Huili County of Liangshan Prefecture across the river. It has a history of more than 600 years.

In November 2005, yishala village was officially selected as "China's famous historical and cultural village" by the Ministry of construction and the State Administration of cultural relics.

Yishala national cultural tourism area is composed of dozens of scenic spots, such as lipo Yi cultural Shanzhai area, guyidao tourism area, Zhuge Daying, Putaogou modern sightseeing agricultural area, etc.

Scenic Area Planning

The main land use scope of the plan is bounded by national highway 108 in the West and northwest, mechanized road in the east of the village in the East, and farmland in the South and around the ancient village in the south. The protection planning of yishala village is based on the principle of protection first and rescue first, and adheres to the guiding ideology of "people-oriented" and sustainable development.

The plan defines a three-level protection area. The first level protection area is a strict protection area, with an area of about 12.12 hectares and a building area of about 32100 square meters;

The second level protection area is the construction control area, with an area of 22.92 hectares and a building area of 35800 square meters;

The third level nature reserve is a landscape coordination area, covering an area of about 83.85 hectares. The scope of the planned land is mainly class I and class II protection areas.

special snacks

Local snacks: Roast Whole sheep, Kang beef, pumpkin chicken, mutton hot pot, mutton soup.

Yishala Village

Historical development

In ancient times, yishala was just a small tribe of Yi people. Lipo Yi people gradually migrated from Ailao Mountain along the route of ancestors' soul sending. In order to avoid the cruel and merciless killing of ethnic minorities by the rulers, many lipo Yi people fled to gather here and took root here. Here, the tiger totem, the sun totem and the fire god worship of Yi people have been followed, and the religious emotion of animism has been followed.

The wind and smoke of history are drifting gently, and many passers-by leave footprints in yishala.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (about 135 A.D.), it is recorded in the book of pinghuai in historical records: "in Tang and Meng dynasties, Sima Xiangru opened the way to the southwest, chiseled the mountain passage for more than 1000 Li, and widened Bashu." The Southern Silk Road opened up passed yishala, and a post station was set up here. Back then, Sima Xiangru, a writer, came to yishala Yi People's cottage in ancient woods. He drank, sang and danced with the Yi people, and then sang poems and wrote Fu. Think how happy he is!

Shu Han "Jianxing three years (AD 225 years) spring, Liang Southern expedition." Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu, led his troops to "cross Lu in May and go deep into Bumao" in order to quell the rebellion of Nanyi. "From Anshang (now Pingshan) by water (Jinsha River) to Vietnam (home)" also passed here.

More than 600 years ago, after "Hongwu opened Yunnan" in the Ming Dynasty, some frontier guards of other ethnic groups also lived here, intermarried with local people, and integrated into the family of Lipo Yi people. They brought new farming civilization and Jiangnan architectural art. The southern style of yishala architecture can still be seen.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was divided into the jurisdiction of "Juque ten horses". The horse Gang came and went on the tea horse road and flourished for a time. Therefore, yishala has become a famous place for horse gangs. How many horse drivers left yishala without any news and died in foreign countries. Those passed down ditty trance is witness:

Woman: Xiao Lang drives his horse. When I go a long way, my sister looks at him and cries. Man: when I saw my sister crying, I felt bitter. I left a silver bracelet to go on the road.

Woman: leave the silver bracelet, sister

Chinese PinYin : Yi Sha La Cun